Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 846 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ishaan said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) Ishaan said (d) I love
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Close the window.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said, I love mangoes. (d) Mum said “I love mangoes.”
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Grandma said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Dev. (b) “It is my turn now” said Dev. (c) It is my turn now,” said Dev. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Dev.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said “Close the window.” (b) Vikram said, Close the window. (c) Vikram said, “Close the window. (d) Vikram said, “Close the window.”
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Riya said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Imran. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Imran. (c) “Let us play outside” said Imran. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Imran.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, I have finished my homework. (b) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Rohan said, “I have finished my homework. (d) Rohan said “I have finished my homework.”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) I love (c) Mum said (d) said, I
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tenzin said (b) Close the (c) Close the window. (d) said, Close
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said the coach. (c) I have finished my homework,” said the coach. (d) “I have finished my homework” said the coach.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today” said Grandma. (b) “The bus is late today.” said Grandma. (c) “The bus is late today,” said Grandma. (d) The bus is late today,” said Grandma.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Omkar said (d) said, I
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Rohan said
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said Kabir. (b) “Close the window,” said Kabir. (c) “Close the window” said Kabir. (d) “Close the window.” said Kabir.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Ananya. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Ananya.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Pooja. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Pooja? (c) “Why are you late” asked Pooja. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Pooja.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Yash said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya said, “I love mangoes. (b) Diya said “I love mangoes.” (c) Diya said, “I love mangoes.” (d) Diya said, I love mangoes.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (b) Mum said “It is my turn now.” (c) Mum said, It is my turn now. (d) Mum said, “It is my turn now.”
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Pooja said (d) said, Let
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Priya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Priya said (b) said, I (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) said, The (c) The soup (d) Grandma said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Manav said (b) It is my turn now. (c) said, It (d) It is
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Rahul. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Why are you late?” (b) The coach asked, Why are you late? (c) The coach asked, “Why are you late?” (d) The coach asked, “Why are you late.”
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Mum asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Mum asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Zoya said

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